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dingy
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adjective
(= begrimed, grimy, grubby, grungy)
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
a miner's begrimed face
dingy linen
grimy hands
grubby little fingers
a grungy kitchen
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adjective
(= dirty, muddied, muddy)
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; is often used in combination
dirty
a dirty (or dingy) white
the muddied grey of the sea
muddy colors
dirty-green walls
dirty-blonde hair
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adjective
(= blue, dark, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim)
causing dejection
a blue day
the dark days of the war
a week of rainy depressing weather
a disconsolate winter landscape
the first dismal dispiriting days of November
a dark gloomy day
grim rainy weather
shears
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noun
large scissors with strong blades